Gennady Golovkin v Saul Alvarez Betting Tips & Analysis – 17th September 2017

Who will win this superfight between two of the greatest boxers in the world? The 35-year-old Golovkin is looking to cap off his impressive career with another big victory, but Saul Alvarez is a difficult opponent in his prime. Can GGG shake off some recent wobbles and claim the win, or will this be an upset which shakes the world of boxing?

Canelo Alvarez has an impressive record, packing in over 50 fights into his career, despite being eight years younger than Golovkin. Canelo has suffered just one defeat in that time, but that came in his biggest ever fight, losing to Floyd Mayweather. Can he make amends for that loss in Las Vegas this week, or will we see Golovkin’s perfect record continue?

Who Will Win The Fight?

It’s hard to argue with the record that Golovkin has posted throughout his career. The Kazakh has claimed 37 victories from a possible 37 in his career. That’s seen him installed as the 4/6 favourite with Coral this weekend. Meanwhile, Saul Alvarez can be backed at 11/8 with BetVictor. Can the younger man edge this bout on Saturday?

The problem Alvarez has to deal with is the power of GGG. The Kazakh comes in to this fight with a strong record, as shown in his 33 knockout victories. That’s partly why he’s been made favourite here, as he will come out with a relentless attack, which is difficult for even the best in the world to deal with. He is the second best pound for pounder in the world according to Ring and that’s a fair assessment of his brilliance.

This fight should be tight given the high standards of both fighters, but we think Golovkin will live up to his pre-fight odds and take the win. Even in the twilight of his career, he should have far too much strength, which should decide this fight. We think his price of 4/6 with Coral is great value, and we’re making that our main betting tip this weekend.

Betting Tip – Golovkin to win at 4/6 with Coral

Other Tips and Predictions

These two have an impressive history of knockouts, with Golovkin winning 33 of his 37 early. Alvarez has 34 KO wins to his name, so we’re backing this one to end early. Given their records to date, we think we have a gem of a bet here. This fight not to go the distance at 10/11 with Ladbrokes looks like a steal.

Golovkin to win via knockout at 13/8 with Betfair is our second tip, based on his great record in his career. He’s not going to wait around for points here, he’ll look to end this one early and we can see him knocking out Alvarez.

Canelo will be aiming to take this to points, so the opening stages could be cagey. With that in mind, we’re backing Golovkin to win between rounds 7 and 12 at 3/1 with Coral, as we see him breaking through after the half-way point.